United's new sick note policy?
10-26-2013 | 03:45 PM
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United's new sick note policy?
What does everyone thing of this sick note policy as per the newest pilot bulletin?
All out patient surgeries and missing work due to,"any condition which may affect the performance of operational responsibilities such as flying, preflight or emergency egress" now require a visit to an AME and a medical clearance from United medical before returning to work.
Am I reading the bulletin wrong? It sounds like any time I have a mole removed or I call in sick I now need a doctors note and United medical's permission to come back to work.
All out patient surgeries and missing work due to,"any condition which may affect the performance of operational responsibilities such as flying, preflight or emergency egress" now require a visit to an AME and a medical clearance from United medical before returning to work.
Am I reading the bulletin wrong? It sounds like any time I have a mole removed or I call in sick I now need a doctors note and United medical's permission to come back to work.
10-26-2013 | 03:51 PM
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HIPAA:
Health Information Privacy
The Office for Civil Rights enforces the HIPAA Privacy Rule, which protects the privacy of individually identifiable health information; the HIPAA Security Rule, which sets national standards for the security of electronic protected health information; the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, which requires covered entities and business associates to provide notification following a breach of unsecured protected health information; and the confidentiality provisions of the Patient Safety Rule, which protect identifiable information being used to analyze patient safety events and improve patient safety.
Health Information Privacy
The Office for Civil Rights enforces the HIPAA Privacy Rule, which protects the privacy of individually identifiable health information; the HIPAA Security Rule, which sets national standards for the security of electronic protected health information; the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule, which requires covered entities and business associates to provide notification following a breach of unsecured protected health information; and the confidentiality provisions of the Patient Safety Rule, which protect identifiable information being used to analyze patient safety events and improve patient safety.
10-26-2013 | 04:31 PM
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The Delta contract also permits the company, under certain circumstances, to access one's health records--even from one's personal physician--by requiring the pilot to release them.
Absolutely unacceptable that we've allowed ourselves to be pushed around like this. We've essentially waived our HIPAA rights.
Absolutely unacceptable that we've allowed ourselves to be pushed around like this. We've essentially waived our HIPAA rights.
10-26-2013 | 04:41 PM
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This is only being "pushed through" by upper management because they are freaked out by all of the guys using up their sick bank. Hey, guess what, it's a negotiated part of our contract and until you pay us for our sick bank that is not used upon retirement or resignation, then we as pilots will continue to use it as we want. Food for thought, our maximum sick bank accrual is 1300 hours. Take that times our top pay of $235 an hour, and guess what. You really think that we're going to just walk away from that? That's $305,000! I think we'll take that.
We have guys going out and using their sick bank a month at a time from age 60 to 65 just to use it up. It is what it is. Deal with it United.
We have guys going out and using their sick bank a month at a time from age 60 to 65 just to use it up. It is what it is. Deal with it United.
10-26-2013 | 05:42 PM
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The Delta contract also permits the company, under certain circumstances, to access one's health records--even from one's personal physician--by requiring the pilot to release them.
Absolutely unacceptable that we've allowed ourselves to be pushed around like this. We've essentially waived our HIPAA rights.
Absolutely unacceptable that we've allowed ourselves to be pushed around like this. We've essentially waived our HIPAA rights.
10-27-2013 | 06:39 AM
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The Delta contract also permits the company, under certain circumstances, to access one's health records--even from one's personal physician--by requiring the pilot to release them.
Absolutely unacceptable that we've allowed ourselves to be pushed around like this. We've essentially waived our HIPAA rights.
Absolutely unacceptable that we've allowed ourselves to be pushed around like this. We've essentially waived our HIPAA rights.
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